Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Duke University 2007
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Visiting Assistant Professor in the Fuqua School of Business, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University 2012 - 2013
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Roach, Michael, and John Skrentny. “Rethinking immigration policies for STEM doctorates.” Science (New York, N.Y.) 371, no. 6527 (January 2021): 350–52. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abe7151.
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    • Roach, Michael, and John Skrentny. “Why foreign STEM PhDs are unlikely to work for US technology startups.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 116, no. 34 (August 2019): 16805–10. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1820079116.
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    • Roach, Michael, and Henry Sauermann. “The declining interest in an academic career.” Plos One 12, no. 9 (January 2017): e0184130. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184130.
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    • Roach, Michael. “Encouraging entrepreneurship in university labs: Research activities, research outputs, and early doctorate careers.” Plos One 12, no. 2 (January 2017): e0170444. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170444.
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    • Sauermann, Henry, and Michael Roach. “SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCE. Why pursue the postdoc path?” Science (New York, N.Y.) 352, no. 6286 (May 2016): 663–64. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf2061.
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    • Roach, M., and H. Sauermann. “Founder or joiner? the role of preferences and context in shaping different entrepreneurial interests.” Management Science 61, no. 9 (September 1, 2015): 2160–84. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2014.2100.
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    • Roach, Michael, and Henry Sauermann. “ENTREPRENEURSHIP. Founders and joiners.” Science (New York, N.Y.) 348, no. 6240 (June 2015): 1200–1201. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aab2804.
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    • Sauermann, H., and M. Roach. “Not all scientists pay to be scientists: PhDs' preferences for publishing in industrial employment.” Research Policy 43, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 32–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2013.07.006.
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    • Roach, Michael, and Wesley M. Cohen. “Lens or Prism? Patent Citations as a Measure of Knowledge Flows from Public Research.” Management Science 59, no. 2 (February 2013): 504–25. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1120.1644.
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    • Sauermann, H., and M. Roach. “Increasing web survey response rates in innovation research: An experimental study of static and dynamic contact design features.” Research Policy 42, no. 1 (January 1, 2013): 273–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2012.05.003.
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    • Roach, Michael, and Wesley M. Cohen. “Lens or Prism? Patent Citations as a Measure of Knowledge Flows from Public Research,” July 2012.
    • Sauermann, Henry, and Michael Roach. “Science PhD career preferences: levels, changes, and advisor encouragement.” Plos One 7, no. 5 (January 2012): e36307. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036307.
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    • Roach, M., and H. Sauermann. “A taste for science? PhD scientists' academic orientation and self-selection into research careers in industry.” Research Policy 39, no. 3 (April 1, 2010): 422–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2010.01.004.
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    • Desanctis, G., A. L. Fayard, M. Roach, and L. Jiang. “Learning in online forums.” European Management Journal 21, no. 5 (October 1, 2003): 565–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-2373(03)00106-3.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • STRATEGY 557F: Principles of Strategy 2021

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